U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Consumer Expenditure Survey

Section 3, Part B - Work Experience
and Income - Week 2 Diary Pick-up - Ask for entire household as
a group

Section 3, Part B deals with income received by the household as a whole, including interest income,
dividends, pension income, unemployment and workers' compensation, money from food stamps and other government
assistance, rental income, alimony and child support, tax refunds, and other income.

Up until this point, we have discussed earnings for individual members. Now, I would
like to talk to you about your household as a whole.
DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS 
did you or any member of your household receive any interest or dividends?
Report even small amounts credited to an account.

DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS 
did you or any member of your household
receive income on a REGULAR basis from any other source such as Veterans Administration (VA) payments,
unemployment compensation, child support, or alimony?

Could you tell me which range on CARD C best reflects the total amount received in Veterans
Administration (VA) payments, unemployment compensation, child support, or alimony during the PAST 12 MONTHS?

DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS -
did you or any member of your household receive any
receive any lump sum payments from insurance, estates, trusts, royalties, child support, alimony, prizes or
games of chance, or from people who are not on your list?

DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS
did you or any member of your household receive any -
other money income, including money received from cash scholarship and fellowship, stipends not based on working,
or from the care of foster children, not already reported?

The Earned Income Tax Credit is a benefit for certain people who work and have low to moderate wages.
A tax credit means more money in your pocket. It reduces the amount of tax you owe and may also give you a refund.
During the past 12 months, did you or any member of your household claim an Earned Income Tax Credit on your federal income tax return?

DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS 
Did anyone in this household receive Food Stamps or a Food Stamp benefit card? Include government benefits from the
Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP). Do NOT include WIC of the National School Lunch Program.

DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS 
did you or any member of this household, including any children, receive any welfare payments or cash assistance
from the state or local welfare office?
Please include even if only for one month. Do NOT include benefits from food, energy, or rental assistance programs.